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Which firing incidence of Madhya Pradesh is called 'Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh? 

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  1. Tulria Forest firing

  2. Ghoda Dhongri Forest firing

  3. Charan Paduka firing

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Who led the 'Forest Struggle' of Turia Jungle Seoni?

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  1. Durga Shankar Mehta

  2. Birju Gond

  3. Ganjan Singh

  4. Seth Sunder Lal

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Correct Option: C

In which district of Madhya Pradesh Chandra Shekhar Azad was born?

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  1. Jhabua

  2. Mandla

  3. Alirajpur

  4. Singrauli

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Correct Option: C

The port which gained importance in place of Hoogly during the colonial rule in India.

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  1. Bombay

  2. Calcutta

  3. Visakhapatnam

  4. Madras

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Correct Option: B

Why did Prince Chain Singh of Narsinghgarh start agitation against British?

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  1. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Meerut Cantonment.

  2. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Sehore Cantonment.

  3. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Gwalior Cantonment.

  4. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Jhansi Cantonment.

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Correct Option: B

In North India, the Elgin Mill was started in Kanpur in

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  1. 1860s

  2. 1870s

  3. 1880s

  4. 1890s

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Kanpur, India. Elgin Mills Company Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of British India Corp. Ltd.

Which city of England developed as a finishing centre?

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  1. Manchester

  2. Cambridge

  3. London

  4. Nottingham

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

London came to know as finishing center for textile industries because, a merchant clothier in England purchased wool from a wool stalper, and  carried it to the spinners, the yarn that was taken in subsequent stages of production to weavers, fullers and then to dyers. The finishing was done in London before the export merchant sold the cloth in the international market.

Which of the following two problems were faced by cotton weavers in India?

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  1. Short supply and decline in demand

  2. Decline in production and rise in cost

  3. Export market collapsed and local market shrank

  4. Company officials' treatment and governments' apathy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • By the turn of the 19th-century, weavers faced a new set of problems. As the cotton industry developed in England, Indian cotton weavers faced two problems - their export market collapsed and local market shrank being flooded with British goods. Indian handmade goods could not compete with fine machine-made goods of England.
  • By 1860, they faced a new problem. They could not get sufficient supply of raw cotton which was sent to England for their industries after American world war. The prices of raw cotton shot up and Indian weavers were forced to buy raw cotton at exorbitant prices. In most cases, they were unable to pay.

The Elgin Mill was established in

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  1. Bombay

  2. Bengal

  3. Madras

  4. Kanpur

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Kanpur, India. Elgin Mills Company Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of British India Corp. Ltd.

The earliest factories in England came up by the 

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  1. 1714s

  2. 1730s

  3. 1761s

  4. 1792s

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Correct Option: B